TUESDAY’S PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP: Shells rebound, beat Oilers

Roxana volleyball fell to a big rival on Monday night. The Shells rebounded with a victory over a bigger rival on Tuesday.

Braeden Lackey put down eight kills and Niah Bevolo set for 17 assists to lead Roxana to a 25-10, 25-14 nonconference win over the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at Milazzo Gym in Roxana.

The Shells, who lost to Civic Memorial a day earlier, improve to 10-5. Taylor Westfall had five aces from her 12 service points, Abby Kurth served up two aces and seven points, Taylor Jackson made three kills, and Abby Palen led the defensive effort with 10 digs for Roxana.

Waterloo 2, Jersey 0 – The Panthers opened Mississippi Valley Conference play in Waterloo, where the Bulldogs won 25-17, 25-14. Jersey is 6-8. Mackenzie Thurston had six kills and Kate Walsh had 10 assists for the Panthers. Waterloo is 5-5.

Mount Olive 2, South County 0 – The Wildcats pushed their record to 8-1 by beating the Vipers 25-16, 25-17 in Waverly. Mount Olive’s Jill Niehaus controlled the net with 18 kills, with Zoe Murphy notching 24 assists. Brianna Henke added eight kills and eight digs, Caitlyn Fields and Murphy each had eight digs, and Murphy and Niehaus each had nine service points with two aces for the Cats.

Calhoun 2, Concord Triopia 0 – Grace Baalman hammered home 15 kills and Junie Zirkelbach set for 21 assists to power the Warriors past the Trojans 25-17, 25-13 in Concord. Kristen Wieneke added four kills for the Warriors, who got 13 service points from Emily Baalman and eight apiece from Abby Baalman and Jordan Holland. Calhoun is 9-1.

Carlinville 2, Southwestern 0 – The Piasa Birds pushed the Cavaliers in the first set before succumbing 26-24, 25-15 in a South Central Conference clash in Carlinville. The Cavs are 6-4 and 5-0 in the SCC. The Birds are 2-9 and 1-4 in the league.

Grace Zachary had 11 kills from 19 attacks, and Sydney Bates had five aces from 13 service points to lead Carlinville. Lydia Albertine and Bates each had eight assists for the Cavs, who hit the Birds with 14 aces. All four of Carlinville’s defeats came against large-school opposition at the Edwardsville Tourney.

GOLF

CM wins quad – Isabella Roberts shared medalist honors with a 43 to lead Civic Memorial to three wins at Litchfield Country Club. CM finished at 196, with Hillsboro at 208, Litchfield at 220 and Pana at 227. Litchfield’s Brielle Martin matched Roberts at 43. CM scored rounds of 50 from Maisey Watson, 51 from Carmen Phillips and 52 from Sophie Blogoue.

Marquette 173, Triad 215 – Ellie Kane carded a 40 and Lauren Walsh added a 41 to lead the Explorers to a dual win over the Knights at Belk Park in Wood River, where Roxana and Jersey each had two players entered as individuals. Jersey’s Hannah Taylor shared medalist honors with Kane at 4-over par.

Jersey 4, Alton 3 – Abby Fischer picked up the lone singles win for the Redbirds in a loss at Jerseyville. Alton, which dropped to 3-5, got doubles victories from Betsey Papin and Maddie Saenz, and Lexi Mayfield and Molly Gross.

Edwardsville 9, Belleville West 0 – A rugged slate of nonconference and tourney foes left the Tigers with a 5-5 record. But a return to the Southwestern Conference reaffirmed Edwardsville’s power status in Belleville.

The Tigers, who beat Alton 9-0 in their league opener, moved to 2-0 in the SWC with nine more straight-sets victories. Morgan Colbert, Natalie Karibian, Grace Desse, Mackenzie Cadagin, Maria Mezo and Abby Cimarolli all won in both singles and doubles for Edwardsville. West dropped to 4-3.